The United States will accelerate the submission of a range of $ 23.5 billion in military assistance A, according to the Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, on Saturday (1st). The decision, he said, reverses a partial weapons embargo imposed by the Biden government and reinforces the commitment of the Trump administration to the ally in the Middle East.
“The decision to reverse the Biden Administration’s partial weapons embargo, which improperly retained a series of Israeli weapons and ammunition, is another sign that Israel has no greater ally in the White House than President Trump,” Rubio said in a statement.
Since returning to the presidency on January 20, Trump has approved nearly $ 12 billion in military sales to Israel. The Republican government argues that the measure strengthens the country in the conflict against Iran and its allies in the region.
Rubio criticized the policy adopted by the previous government, stating that Biden’s weapons embargo represented a “unfounded and politicized condition” in military support to Israel, just as the country faces multiple threats.
The deadline for sending the new military assistance has not yet been disclosed.
